r 1_5 shades of meaning power point
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Shad es o fMeaning
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Shades of Meaning
Standard: R 1.5- Understand and explain
“shades of meaning” in relatedwords (e.g. softly and quietly) Objective:
Students will edit by choosingstronger shades of meaning.
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Prior Knowledge:
Synonym:Words that have the meaning or
about the same meaning.Example: big and large
Similar:Same or alike
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Shades of Meaning
excited overjoyed ecstatic
happy
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Checking for Understanding
On your white boards write asynonym for the word mad .
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Concept Development
Shades of Meaning: Shades of meaning is a phrase
used to describe the small, subtledifferences in meaning betweensimilar words or phrases
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Concept Development
Denotation: Dictionary meaningExample: Woman and lady both refer to afemale adult.
Connotation: Feelings and ideas thathave become attached to certain words.Example: Even though woman and ladyboth refer to a female adult, lady suggestsone who is well-mannered and refined orproper.
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Concept Development
A word’s connotation can be positiveor negative.
A word with a positive connotationcalls up good feelings; a word withnegative connotation calls up badfeelings.
Example:Fragrant is positive, but smelly isnegative.
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Shades of Meaning
Example:'kid' and 'youth' both refer to youngpeople, but carry differing viewsand ideas about young people.
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Read the two sentences, anddiscuss the differences betweenthem.
Ben walked quietly down the hallway.Ben walked softly down the hallway.
Even though both sentences tell you thatBen isn’t making much noise as he walksdown the hallway, there is a difference.
The first one suggests that he is walkingwithout talking and the second suggestshe is walking carefully placing each foot infront of the other not trying to make noise.
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Read the two sentences, and discuss thedifferences between them.
She was annoyed with her little brother.She was angry with her little brother.
Even though both tell you she isn’thappy with her brother, there is adifference.The first one suggests she is beingbothered by her brother and the secondone suggests she is mad at her brother.
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Guided Practice
Step 1:Jack got out of the ovenwhen the giant fell asleep.
Step 2: If I want to express that Jackis being quiet and careful should Iuse a different word?Step 3: Jack snuck out of the ovenwhen the giant fell asleep.
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Guided Practice
Step 1: The Crow was worried whenthe Fox complimented her.Step 2: If I want to express that theCrow is really worried should I use adifferent word?
Step 3: The Crow was suspiciouswhen the Fox complimented her.
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Closure
What is Shades of meaning?
Why is it important?
How can you make sure you areusing the correct shade of meaning?